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Wednesday, April 22, 2026

How to Write Your Own Life Story Even If You Think You Are Not a Writer

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 Most people who should write down their life story never do. Not because they are lazy. Not because their life is not interesting. Because ...

Canada and Denmark Fought a War Over an Uninhabited Island Using Whisky and Schnapps

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 Roughly halfway between Canada and Greenland in the narrow channel called Nares Strait sits a small uninhabited island called Hans Island. ...

The Waterloo Teeth Were Real and Battlefield Scavengers Pulled Them From Dead Soldiers

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 After the Battle of Waterloo in 1815 roughly 50,000 men lay dead or wounded on a Belgian field. Before the bodies were buried scavengers mo...

The French Made Potatoes Popular by Posting Guards Around Them and Letting People Steal Them

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 In the 18th century France did not want to eat potatoes. The potato had come to Europe from South America in the 1500s but it had a reputat...
Tuesday, April 21, 2026

How to Use Free AI Tools Right Now to Start Preserving Your Family History

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 We have talked in this series about why preserving your family history matters. We have talked about scanning old photographs, digitizing V...
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I have 2 kids on 8 year old boy and 3 year old daughter. I love technology and talking politics.
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